Hey Gang, I’m trying to compile a list for my trivia league of songs that have streets mentioned in them. I’m not really looking for obscure stuff, but if you’ve got obscure stuff, fire away.
Things I’ve got so far:
Jaybird Street - from Rockin’ Robin
52nd Street by Billy Joel
Sentimental Street by Night Ranger
On the Street Where you Live - Bobby Darin (I’m sure many others)
Street of Dreams - Sinatra
Street of Dreams - Rainbow
Flamingo Lane in Jungleland by Springsteen
I’m sure there are a ton more. Help would be appreciated!
Bad Street, Atlanta GA—from* Bad Street* about as obscure a song as you can get. Reportedly, an original release from Freebird Michael Hayes, used as his entrance music for several years.
Gilbert Street – Sweet Thursday (the most obscure of all the supergroups)
42nd Street – various
Lullabye of Broadway – various
South Street – the Orlons (Also mentions West Street, East Street, North Avenue)
Streets of London – Ralph McTell
On Broadway – The Coasters/George Benson
Second Hand Rose – Funny Girl (“of Second Avenue”)
The Long and Winding Road – the Beatles
Ventura Highway – America
America – Simon and Garfunkle (“counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike”)
Route 66 – Bobby Troup
Boulevard of Broken Dreams – various
Walking in Memphis – Marc Cohn (“My feet ten feet off of Beale” – Beale Street, that is)
Lonely Street from Heartbreak Hotel – Elvis Presley
(Strawberry) Philadelphia Drive from Dayton, Ohio 19 Something and 5 – Guided by Voices
Santa Monica Boulevard in All I Wanna Do – Sheryl Crow
Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen
Shakedown Street - Grateful Dead
Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant
Streets of Your Town - Go Betweens
Highway 101 - Social Distortion
53rd & 3rd - Ramones
Highway to Hell - ACDC
Yonge Street: Bruce Cockburn in “The Coldest Night of the Year”
I-10: C.W. McCall in “Convoy”
State Street (that great street): Frank Sinatra and many others